ENCA (Enabling a Natural Capital Approach)

The Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (2020) resource comprises data, guidance and tools to help professionals understand natural capital and to know how to take it into account. It has been recommended by HM Treasury’s Green Book (2022) as well as supplementary guidance for natural capital professionals to utilise the ENCA resource.

The guidance aims to build capacity among users to assess and value the natural environment by providing comprehensive information and resources. It also seeks to reduce search costs of analysts and decision makers, provide a platform to update tools and guidance, and identify new evidence and areas for development.

ENCA is for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach. It is applicable to government economists or analysts, public sector organisations, as well as private practitioners.

ENCA was initially released by Defra in 2020, with periodic updates to maintain the resource relevancy.